1 . I like to bargain when I buy goods. It isn’t _______ I don’t have money. It feels good when I get goods _______ than other people.

Last winter vacation, I went to “Dong-Dae-Moon”, an open _______ market in Seoul. At that market, you can buy a lot of clothes at really _______ prices. I tried to buy a warm jacket to wear in Michigan this winter.

I got a _______ idea of putting only half of my money — sixty dollars — in my wallet to trick the seller. Since the market is really _______, I had to walk a lot to find a jacket that really _______ me. _______, I found the jacket I wanted. I asked the price and the vendor shouted, “eighty dollars, sir.” From my experience, I knew the price was _______ for it. I made a counter offer (还价) of sixty dollars; ________, he refused my offer. He said I had to pay ________ sixty-five dollars.

At that time, I realized ________ I really could get that jacket for sixty dollars, so I made a ________ face and told him that I really wanted it, but I had only sixty dollars ________ in my wallet. I showed him my wallet to ________ it.

After he had a quick look at my ________ and saw I had only sixty dollars in it, he agreed to sell me the jacket for that ________. I felt really good, but also ________ for him, because he worked really hard to make a living. ________ I have a chance one day, I will go shopping there again and purchase more goods. I’ll bargain of course, but I won’t bargain as ________ as the last time since the seller was really kind to me.

2 . Some people still live in her hometown. But _________ may only return once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside _________ for work in the cities. _________ these is Li Daming, a 38-year-old husband and father. He _________ Shanghai for the past 13 years. Working in a busy factory, he doesn’t find _________ time to visit his hometown. “I _________ return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. It’s _________ shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns. Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, a lot of excellent teachers from the cities _________ to help as well.

“I _________ that’s true of my hometown,” adds Li Daming. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the __________ century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear they are going to build a new school there.” Li Daming thinks __________ are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

__________ Li Daming, great changes have taken place in his hometown. __________ , some things will never change. “In my hometown, a big old tree __________ still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place. When I was young, most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree __________ during the summer holiday. That was our happy childhood. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds.”

3 . Now let me tell you my impression of that important day. What a wonderful _________ that was! Thank you so much. It was truly a day to remember. We _________ every minute of it.

You looked absolutely stunning (很漂亮的). Where on earth did you find such a _________ wedding dress? And I loved the way you had _________ your hair. James is a lucky man. Mind you, he _________ pretty handsome himself as you entered the reception _________. One of the highlights was the speeches. Rory, the best man, was so funny. Zhao Tong and I laughed until tears ran down our faces. Just then, I looked _________ the table next to us and there was your aunt, you know the one who _________ all the way from Australia for the wedding. She had fallen asleep _________. It must have been a __________ flight for her! That made us laugh even harder. I was so worried that I had mascara (睫毛膏) running down my __________. I had to rush to the bathroom afterwards to check in the mirror!

And then __________. It was superb! I have never tasted such great food-and so __________ served. The starter of Eight Treasure Chicken was delicious, as was the main meal of fried prawns and rice which came afterwards. The desserts were also __________.

The band was ________   and played fantastic songs. The __________ had everyone on the dance floor the whole night. I have to admit that I had tears in my eves as we said goodbye to you and James as you __________ to enjoy your honeymoon. I can't __________ to hear about your visit __________ Shanghai when you get back.

A person's precious time in his life should be kept in mind forever. Looking forward to spending time with you __________ you get back.

4 . Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The word "adolescence" literally means "growing up" （from the Latin adolescere）. _________, it describes a distinct stage between childhood and adulthood, but in practice often simply defines the "teenage" years. In most Western societies, the idea of adolescence was not _________ until the 20 th century; childhood ended and adulthood began at a certain age – typically at 18.

G. Stanley Hall, a psychologist and educator, in his 1904 book Adolescence, was the first to explore the _________. Hall was influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution, perceiving that all childhoods, especially with regard to behavior and early physical development, reflect the course of _________ change, and that we each develop in accordance with our "ancestral record".

One key influence on Hall was the 18^th -century "Sturm and Drang" （Storm and Stress） movement of German writers and musicians, which promoted total freedom of expression. Hall _________ adolescence as "Sturm and Drang"; he considered it a stage of emotional disturbance and rebellion, with behavior ranging from quiet moodiness to wild _________. He stated that adolescents "are eager for strong feelings and new sensations, while routine and detail are _________". Awareness of self and the environment greatly increases; everything is more _________ felt, and sensation is pursued for its own sake.

Many of Hall's findings are _________ in research today. Hall believed that adolescents are highly affected by depression and described a "curve of despondency（消沉）" that starts at the age of 11, _________ at 15, then falls steadily until the age of 23. Modern research acknowledges a similar pattern. The causes of depression that Hall _________ are surprisingly familiar: suspicion of being disliked and having seemingly insuperable character faults, and "the _________ of hopeless love". He believed the self-consciousness of adolescence leads to criticizing self and others. This view mirrors later studies, which argue that teenagers' advanced _________ skills allow them to "read between the lines", while also intensifying their sensitivity to situations. Even Hall's claim that criminal activity is more common in the teenage years, reaching the top around 18, still _________.

However, Hall was not totally negative about adolescence. "Adolescence is a new _________," as he wrote in Youth: Its Education, Regiment, and Hygiene, "for the higher and more completely human qualities are how born."

5 . A young lady was standing on the balcony of her house. She thought to herself "Wherever I_________, I see people, I see lives. But is everyone_________?"

The next day, when she reached the_________area of her office, and approached towards her car, she_________a bill behind the wipers of the car. She looked here and there in_________, only to find a little boy_________his money(coins). She smiled and asked, "Did you put this?" The boy_________and said, "Oh, I forgot the count. Yes, I had_________it. I thought when people saw what work I did, they would give me some_________." The boy washed the cars in the parking lot.

The lady gave him money. She observed how this little boy was__________towards life. From that day onwards, they would see each other regularly in the parking lot.

Once, the boy__________her a notebook he had purchased with the money he earned. He__________announced, that his mother wrote his name on the first__________. And she taught him the alphabet(字母表).

One day, the lady asked him, "Don’t you get__________after working whole day?" He looked in her eyes and then__________the coins in his hands and made her listen to the__________of coins. He then said, "Before going to__________, I hear this sound and feel I did something today. I feel happy. And I__________my tiredness."

The lady was surprised. She took a deep breath and thought to herself "There are people who earn millions yet they are enveloped by__________and sorrow. They are never__________. They are never happy. And then, there are those who earn limitedly, yet they arc happy."

6 . I live in an area where there are some traditional family—run corner stores. Within _________ distance of my home is a unique one. It is run by a local family and it offers a _________ of general groceries and convenience items, including really good quality _________.

For the last three years I have been a _________ customer and mainly for one fruit—fresh red apples. I _________ that I have purchased over 1,500 apples from the store and I have not had a _________ apple.

Whenever I am about to leave, the shopkeeper often _________ me with a fresh piece of fruit, such as a nectarine (油桃). Just before this happens, I usually see him go over to the fruit section _________ a piece of fruit, give it a careful _________ on his apron(围裙), then with a big smile on his face—he offers it to me. I see this gesture as a simple expression of __________. I keep coming back to this shop not just for the great apples and the free piece of fresh fruit, but because he makes me feel __________ special and appreciated.

The family __________ smile, acknowledge and talk to their customers in a warm and friendly manner and they know most of their customers by their first __________. They must know that if you treat your customers with genuine politeness and __________ as well as offer them the best quality goods—you will __________ a very successful business.

7 . Stasia Dabrowski, an Australian, is already 91 years old now. However, she still works six days a week, from about 5 am to 6 pm, except Saturday, which is her church day. In fact, she has been _________ soup to Canberra’s homeless people for 38 years, asking for nothing _________.

Ms. Dabrowski was born in 1926 in Poland, where her family _________ everything during World War Ⅱ. After the war she worked as a nurse before _________ to Australia with her family. She came to Canberra in 1964 and did _________ work for the Red Cross for free. She started the soup kitchen after one of her sons asked her to _________ for a homeless family.

“You cannot imagine how _________ the situations were in Garema Place,” she said. “My son found out there were a number of people eating _________ and sleeping on the benches.”

Then she began to raise the funds (资金) herself to buy the ingredients (原料) for the _________. Now she receives many donations and some government funding to __________ her work.

She got many __________ because of her kind action. But it is not what she is after. She is always loving __________ people. “It’s a pleasure, because I know somebody is __________ me,” said Stasia, “I look forward to it every day. I get up in the morning and then tell myself that I’m going to be __________ today. That’s __________ I like it. I do enjoy it.”

8 . With age, and the experience of achieving great success, it has become clear that physical wealth, power, fame and possessions（财产）do not add anything significant to the actually happy life. I find having ________ is nice and allows me to do many ________ things like travelling a lot.

I always buy many things, but I find things that make a life worth living cannot be ________. They can only be found in the ________ I have. They can be what I give to others, what I accept, and the way I ________ to view the world. It's many small steps that ________ the journey that determines the true importance of the destination, not the ________ itself.

In my opinion, if the destination is great wealth, I think we will feel happier after ________ that wealth if we struggle hard, and ________ our small successes along the way. As for those lottery（彩票）winners, there is no journey, no sense of success, and no memories that make up the path to their wealth. The money just becomes a condition of their life, not something that ________ them the sense of personal achievement.

I enjoy the wonderful ________ of giving to others. ________ and kind acts will fill my life with the kind of treasures（珍宝）that I could never buy—they can only be attained through giving help to others. In fact, when you give, you'll often ________ that even more is given back to you. So please do remember to be ________ on the way to wealth, and always keep up the kindness, and you will ________ a happy life you want.

9 . In 2017 I was on my way back from a trip to Egypt when I received a text from Harriet next door. The _________ between our gardens had been damaged in a storm. It was winter and, frankly, if she hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have _________ .

Last year, the fence had long been _________, Harriet and I spent those first weeks of lockdown（居家隔离）、 _________ over the fence. The houses are on a slant (斜坡); I had to put a chair on top of an outdoor table to get the _________ .Sometimes she'd launch a Club bar over to _________ me a cup of tea.

Around the same time, walking to the _________, I stopped to pet an all-white dog, and an elderly lady. _________ at her door. Soon, I was _________ waving through her window to see if she needed any food or drink. It was a mutually beneficial human __________.

Neighbours can be __________: loud voices, the sound of arguing and door slamming. But I have never really __________ that only country folk are there for their neighbours. When I first moved into my flat in the city, a stranger I __________ helped me carry a wardrobe, even though a(n) __________ would have been easier.

Neighbours truly did become good __________ . I hope I am a good neighbour in the way that mine have often been.

10 . Jack was wandering on a deserted beach in a lovely morning. The sun was _________and the sea looked amazing. As he _________along the beach, he could see a man going _________ between the surf’s edge and the beach. As he approached the man, he noticed that he was _________ starfishes to the sea.

The man noticed hundreds of starfish _________ on the sand brought by the tides. There were hundreds of starfish on the _________ and many of them were sure to die as the sun _________ stronger by the day. But the man kept picking up the starfish _________ and throwing them into the sea one by one.

Jack wondered _________ the man was doing that. Observing the __________ task, Jack told the man there was no __________ to throw all of the starfish back to the surf. He was __________ that the man would make no difference since __________ starfish were on the beach. The man __________, picked up one more starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then the man turned back to Jack and replied, “It surely made a __________ to that one!”

Often we are __________ by the challenges of the world as it seems to be unconquerable. We may feel like our actions are __________. But this should not stop us from our __________ to make positive changes. We often ignore the __________ of our actions on the world. Sometimes even our __________ act of kindness may be affecting someone in a great way.